title: Arab women's breast cancer screening practices: a literature review.
abstract: Breast cancer incidence and mortality rates are increasing in the Arab world and the involved women are often diagnosed at advanced stages of breast cancer. This literature review explores factors influencing Arab women's breast cancer screening behavior. Searched databases were: Medline, PubMed, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, CINAHL Plus, Google Scholar, Index Medicus for WHO Eastern Mediterranean, and Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention. Breast cancer screening participation rates are low. Screening programs are opportunistic and relatively new to the region. Knowledge amongst women and health care providers, professional recommendation, socio-demographic factors, cultural traditions, beliefs, religious, social support, accessibility and perceived effectiveness of screening influence screening behavior.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing and Medicine, The University of Calgary and the University of Calgary-Qatar, Qatar E-mail : tdonnell@ucalgary.ca.
authors.forename: Tam Truong
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Donnelly
authors.forename: Al-Hareth Al
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Khater
authors.forename: Salha Bujassoum
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Al-Bader
authors.forename: Mohammed Ghaith
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Al Kuwari
authors.forename: Nabila
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Al-Meer
authors.forename: Mariam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: Rajvir
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Floor Christie-de
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Jong
mesh_terms: D018912:Arabs; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012196:Review Literature as Topic